College Information

Wondering if you have what it takes to compete at the collegiate level? Are you and your family overwhelmed and mystified with the college application and recruiting process? Whether or not are you considering running at the next level or not- We want to help you!

We are here for you!!

Want to be recruited?

Coach Paynter co-coordinates a regional college fair in Hershey each year

For as long as Coach Paynter has been coaching track and field he has also been a college admissions professional with a wealth of knowledge on how young people and their families apply to college. Over the past 16 years Coach Paynter as traveled various parts of the United States as an admissions officer for one of the nation's most selective liberal arts colleges speaking with families, counselors, at high schools, attending college fairs and is often a speaker or panelist on various topics concerning college admissions. He has also been published several times- most notably twice in the New York Timeson issues surrounding college enrollment, trends and process. Most of all, he has established a vast network of contacts at various colleges throughout the country who can also be a resource for you.

Feel free to schedule time with Coach Paynter who is ready and willing to assist you and your family with this exciting but yet perplexing time of your life by eliminating some of the confusion and frustration with the college search. Early preparation, established goals and family support combined with Coach Paynter's expertise and contacts could be just what you need!

There are general norms explained below for each of these groupings, but the truth is that each individual college sets its own track and field recruiting standards. Scholarship standards are even more stringent, and it's important to understand the difference between being good enough to get admissions assistance vs. being good enough to get a track and field scholarship. If you'd like to know more about a specific school's track and field recruiting or scholarship standards, it's easy: just pick up the phone and ask.

In general, the large D1 colleges in the most prominent athletic conferences (Pac 12, Big East, Big Ten, Southeastern, etc.) have the strictest track and field recruiting standards and the most competitive athletes. As you progress from left to right in the charts below, the standards lessen. You can see that the recruiting standards at the Ivy League schools, even though they are D1 (Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Dartmouth, uPenn, Cornell and Brown), fall somewhere between the large D1 schools and D2.

We are a young club that started out with 10 and 11 year olds in 2013 and have few athletes who are now in their junior and sophomore years in high school. However, along the way several older athletes have joined us and are either preparing or have gone on to college. We are excited about posting in future years where our athletes go whether they continue to compete or not.

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